Auctioneers advertise offerings near Akron dates listed
Pragti gal Auctioneers announce sale dates for properties around Akron with several listings including James Dempster near town January 8 and Neal north of Akron January 1d 1908. Additional buyers and farm locations follow with dates in January February including Jeff Webb farm nine miles northeast and Perry township February 12. Watch for exact dates for several listings.
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James Dempster
Homery Neal
Akron
Harry Krebeck
Chataworth
Yant & Deegan
Jeff Webb
Alva Seamands
George Husted
Millnerville
Martin Herried
M.A. Nugent
Perry Township
Sam. Amyzer
D. K. Bennett
Chatsworth
Fred Biblmeyer
Richland
Peter Swanson
Foley Bros
Plymouth Leads State in Corn and Wheat Production
Plymouth Sapa leads all Iowa counties in the quantity of corn and spring wheat raised during the past year per the final crop survey by the Iowa Weather and Crop Service. The report shows Plymouth’s oats yield at 2,060,500 bushels, with several counties exceeding it. Plymouth produced 36,864 bushels of winter wheat at an average of 18 bushels per acre while Sioux counted 20, and other counties show varying yields per acre.
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Plymouth
Plymouth County
Kossuth
Sioux
Buena Vista
Qalhoun
Sioux County
Mystery Harrington Arrest Ties to Merrill Cattle Disappearances
Pat Harrington, a Merrill livery stable roustabout, is jailed in LeMars after a failed cattle theft plot. He tried to sell a 1,400 pound cow to meat dealers and planned after-dark killing for half price. The owner Andrew Weinheimer identified the stolen animal, with a possible Plymouth county grand jury review on February 17, 1908.
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Merrill
Pat Harrington
la Merrill
Harrington
Sherif Arendt
LeMars
Andrew Weinheimer
Plymouth County Grand Jaory
Bought the Wrong Horse in a Plymouth County Sale
A farmer kept the team he planned to sell and bought a substitute black horse from a friend. The neighbor who bought the substitute horse found it was not the one he expected and refused payment. After legal counsel, the seller took back the horse and the purchaser was satisfied. Also notes a re dedication at Chatsworth M E church on Sunday January 5 1908 conducted by Dr W S Lewis with services at 3 and 7 30 pm. C E Plummer pastor. Miss Minnie Cole of Akron had a runaway but was not seriously injured.
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LeMars Sentinel
Plymouth County
Nix
Chatsworth
Methodist Episcopal Church
W.S. Lewis
Morning
Thesollene
Bronx City
Chataworth German Lutheran Church
C. E. Plummer
Minnie Cole
Akron
Merrill Record
Neighborhood Notes Reflect Local Marriages and Deaths
In 1907 Woodbury County granted 110 divorces and issued 616 marriage licenses. Wagner Lake Andes Platte and Geddes contest for Charles Mix county seat. Illinois North Dakota Nebraska Minnesota and Iowa governors attend Sioux City waterways congress January 22 23. Vermillion eyes a possible $100000 post office building. Senator Gamble introduces a bill with subsidy provisions. Mrs John Bestick of LeMars dies at 28 in Fort Dodge December 27 after a year and a half of marriage. Santa Claus accident in Burbank South Dakota leaves George Plippen with clothing on fire. Wagenaar of Orange City dies after shotgun discharge while hunting. Plymouth County board meets January 2 at LeMars. new supervisor Hol Wilkins Kingsley replaces J H Brom. Neil Robertson Akron is the sole Republican member.
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Woodbury
Wagner
Lake Ansles
Platte
Geddes
Charles Mix County
Illinois
North Dakota
Nebraska
Minnesota
Iowa
Sioux City
Bee. Hive
Beresford
Gamble
John Bestick
Jas Mohin
LeMare
Fort Dodge
Santa Claus
Burbank
Hol. Wilkins
Kingsley
J. H. Brom
Neil Robertson
Akron
Hay Balings Offered at Elk Point by Waddell
Notice seeks hay baling services with terms provided on application. Address inquiries to Elk Point, 8.D. Waddell signs the notice.
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Elk Point
Waddell
Ancestral Appetites Table Feats of Bygone Feeders
A humorous survey of ancient dining habits and grand feasts, tracing table manners from the medieval feast to Renaissance Italian and French monarchs. It catalogs lavish menus, including cranes, venison, peacocks, lamprey, pheasants, and an array of sweets, wines, and delicacies, noting physicians' limits on Louis XIV.
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Louis XIV
Arenberg
Louis
Dartenay
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A. Agnes
A. A. Agnes
Pragtigal Auctioneers
I First National Bank of
Port & Yammerthal
Walt. Oaks
L. J. Conger
Baker Building
1St National Bank
G. H. Wooton
Clark-Dilley Building
N. J. Brown
Akron, Iowa
F. A. Seemann
Jackson Sis
A. W. Peterson
Adams
Hilliker & Son Manufacturers OF
Josie B. Agnes
A. Weidenfeller
Silas Moore
Wasmer Laundry
Hawarden
Beck & Burrll
Banner Crop County
Neighborhood Notes
Valencia
Goodyear
R. P. Smith & Son’s Shoes
Paul Wendt
J. D. Douglass & Son
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